- Glycosyltransferase inhibitors
- Bacterial mucinases

Institute of Biocomputation and Physics of Comlex Systems (BIFI) - University of Zaragoza, Spain

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Application deadline: 30 Sep 2026
The Structural And Molecular Glycobiology Group At BIFI-University Of Zaragoza, Led By Dr Ramón Hurtado-Guerrero, Is Seeking a Highly Motivated Candidate For a Predoctoral Position Associated With The Project
Engineering writers, erasers and readers of O-glycans to therapeutically intervene in the mucin O-glycan code
Reference: PID2 NB-I00
The project combines glycobiology, structural biology, enzymology, biophysics, chemical biology and computational approaches to investigate:
- Human and microbial glycosyltransferases
- Glycosyltransferase inhibitors




- Bacterial mucinases
- Tumour-associated Tn and STn glycans
- Antibodies, nanobodies and immunotherapeutic strategies
- X-ray crystallography, cryo-EM, NMR, AFM and molecular modelling

Candidate profile
- Degree in Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Biomedicine or a related discipline.
- Undergraduate average grade above 8.5/10.
- Excellent academic record.
- Strong motivation to undertake a PhD in an interdisciplinary and international research environment.
- Interest in glycobiology, structural biology, enzymology or biomedical research. xqbhyrx
- Good command of scientific English.

Expression-of-interest deadline: 30 September 2026.

📌 PhD opportunity in Structural and Molecular Glycobiology (Zaragoza)
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